Hello all Favelazoneheads,
I must apologize for my lengthy hiatus. As a writer, I am at times dragged in other directions on various projects and get laser focused on them. Many dishes are being cooked in the oven right now, and I need to season them all (food for thought). I should probably be getting one of those linktree things everyone seems to have to curate all the shit they do (OnlyFans anyone). I have watched from afar as great drama has proliferated in the world of soccer, so it is time to return. BUT FIRST – I am going to get my DJ Khaled on, and plug the song of the summer – Just 4 Th3 Wknd – out right now!
DNNY VRSCE X JPRO release Summer Anthem “Just 4 Th3 Wknd”
This nostalgia tinged house track will undeniably get beachside clubs bumping this summer. A thumping moombathon instrumental produced by JPRO provides the canvas for pop rap vocals by DNNY VRSCE (one of my many alter egos) to paint a familiar picture in a new light. “Just 4 Th3 Wknd” offers a snapshot of youths reveling in the fleeting highs of a summer fling while simultaneously acknowledging that the comedown is as sure as the sun rising in the east. This unique, genre bending song will not only get partygoers dancing, but also contemplating.
Available on major streaming platforms:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d8rf5Uq4yA
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0T3MFPd4YJdo1nolqyHHNV
Masterlink: https://untd.io/r/AkYvSBfw9n67
Had to promote the music people! But I digress – it is time to return to the realm I have neglected far too long. The magical world of soccer.
European Super League
Ok, whose idea was this? Did not have to go far at all to find the answer and honestly I probably would have guessed this right without looking it up – Florentino Perez (diva extraordinaire)…fits the bill as the token clown of this circus production (Vegas baby). Let’s create a league where a permanent group of elite teams are always able to play one another, never risk relegation, and get stupidly richer because of it. Ok – I am getting ahead of myself, they are allowing for qualification based on merit for some wannabes to sit at the cool kids table. Five oh so blessed teams would have the opportunity but the founding members never have to do anything to quality for their dance. Let’s just remove competition from the sport (counterintuitive). The self styled gods of soccer, including; Real Madrid (elitist assholes) AC Milan (grandparents and grandchildren), Arsenal (touchables), Atletico Madrid (WrestleMania), Chelsea (Bayern Munich wannabes), Barcelona (Deans list business students), Inter Milan (nostalgia ultra), Juventus (old ladies), Liverpool (the walking dead), Manchester City (Arab all stars), Manchester United (I just can’t…), and Tottenham Hotspur (why are you people here again?) have a perpetual seat on the throne of soccer Mount Olympus.
Now if there is anything European soccer has done right – it is the system of promotion and relegation, because if you think about it, most major sports leagues aka the NFL, NBA, and MLB are all European Super Leagues! These motherfuckers can just never win a single game (not saying this is a good idea) and never face consequences of not being able to compete at the highest level. Obviously there are other repercussions to sucking (declining ticket sales, lost partnerships, in general just being wack, etc.), but at the end of the day, come next season they will be able to compete as usual regardless of their previous season’s record. Like a club signing a new younger prospect to keep a seasoned starter from getting complacent, the promotion/relegation system heightens the competition and keeps the stalwarts focused on the prize (sport at its finest).
The backlash to the European Super League has been swift and damning (think twittermania, riots, violent protests). Also what is up with the name? Super League? They could have done better than that! Plus isn’t there already the Chinese Super League? They could add hella insult to injury with this one, and also get sued by the Chinese to boot (pun intended)!
So swift was the backlash at this proposed cool kids club, the final Liverpool vs Manchester United game of the season had to be postponed due to violent protests. The fallout also included people going apeshit on twitter and demands for the owners of Manchester United to resign.
These guys simply do not understand how to map out a business plan before putting the money to work (graduates of FC Barcelona school of management with a minor in transfer market studies). With covid and the shuttered Super League, I would love to know how much money these spoiled clubs have lost. It could be a new era where the mid table clubs are able to forge their ways to become more of a mainstay…Only time will tell.
Bye Bye Sergio
All good things. It has been quite a career for the Argentine in Sky Blue. Now off to join his compatriot Messi in seaside Barcelona. This man has put away 260 goals in 390 appearances for Manchester City in the span of his nearly decade long career at the Etihad. And behind closed doors the Sheiks have told the man, “Its over, time to move on my good man.” The man has had one hell of a career at Manchester city, but all good things…and at least he gets a statue, right (parting gift)!?
In other news, man their needs to be some coaching done on these walls and how ineffective they are! Man did you see that PSG wall against Manchester City? In no way should that have gone through! But hey we will give this Algerian Mahrez some love. It is what it is. And the champions league final played out as an OK affair in a glamorized El Cashico. I don’t know what Pep Guardiola smokes before sending out these random ass lineups of his (don’t do drugs) – but starting Phil Foden (E.T. phone home) and not having a tried and true defensive mid against a team good on the counter attack really is questionable. Pep had the chance to field an emotional throwback affair with his lineup – having Sterling and Bernardo Silva Flank Sergio Aguero who could spearhead the attack in an epic sendoff. Sadly for us romantics – this was not to be (sweet nothings), and Chelsea via a lone Kai Havertz (Butthead) goal took the top prize.
Unexpected Heroes
This season for the premiere league has been nothing short of bizarre. The best players (latter part of season) have proven to be what were previously bit part players finding themselves thrust center stage. Ilkay gundogan, the resurgence of Jesse Lingard (Social Media star/Michael Jackson emulator), and random ass Anwar El Ghazi (Moroccan hair oil) killing it for Aston Villa? Very interesting times indeed.
The sacking of Jose Mourinho before the Carabao Cup final actually is more logical than some (Wayne Rooney) may have deemed, because let’s be real it would have been easier to get rid of the man and not risk him winning the cup final and then continue wallowing in stop – startedness which became the staple of his 18 month tenure at Tottenham.
This summer post pandemic (wishful thinking) we do have some exciting times to look forward to, the international competitions of the Euros and the Copa America. More powerhouses slowly getting unseated by sides that are encroaching including the likes of Wales with the resurgent Bale and Dan James who does perform well for the national side despite his inconsistent role at Manchester United.
Post Pandemic Existential Crisis
Where does what has transpired leave us all? The confusion, the endless injuries, the random postponed games. This game needs a hero – new restructuring in order to succeed in a way that both players and fans will be happy. But first we need to address some foul play (but actually).
Subjective VAR
That really was…an incredible goal. So smooth and the backspin on the ball…and ahh the fact that it was right in front of the disgruntled crowd of supporters that had just been let back in. Good lord. It was just to good to be true! And that’s exactly what it was… When David De Gea kicked the ball out from the back Edinson Cavani was miles offside. When Bruno Fernandes (who didn’t even make contact with the ball though credited with doing so) flicked the ball on to Edinson Cavani….he was (drumroll please)…you guessed it! Still offside! And clearly so. It was COMICAL how blatantly he was offside, they refused to even show the event in slow motion because you don’t need to be a linesmen to identify that as a correct call. The state of play of violent Manchester United fans protesting the Glazer family having the opportunity to witness that gem of a not so goal meant it was too good to be true, how the referees all knew to just let the goal stand is beyond me, but that is actually what happened. It was just – too nice of a goal to take away though it was offsides and everyone knew it. Though it was lovely to watch, it served as a reminder that we live in a world that when convenient, and if the situation presents itself, the powers that be will allow you to get away with anything (if it behooves their agenda). The pundits even after said, “yeah, that was just too nice of a goal to take back”. I guess that’s kind of like saying “look bro your girl was just too attractive to not get with (my bad).”
Anyways – with all things beautiful in life, there is guaranteed to be drama, and soccer is no exception 😉
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